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11 commonly used one being ``world'', which rebuilds and installs
12 everything in the FreeBSD system from the source tree except the
13 kernel. Please see the top of the Makefile for more information on
14 the standard build targets and compile-time flags.
16 Building a kernel with config(8) is a somewhat more involved process,
17 documentation for which can be found at:
18 http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/kernelconfig.html
19 And in the config(8) man page.
21 The sample kernel configuration files reside in the sys/i386/conf
22 sub-directory (assuming that you've installed the kernel sources), the
23 file named GENERIC being the one used to build your initial installation
24 kernel. The file LINT contains entries for all possible devices, not
25 just those commonly used, and is meant more as a general reference
26 than an actual kernel configuration file (a kernel built from it
32 bin System/User commands.
34 contrib Packages contributed by 3rd parties.
36 eBones Kerberos package - NOT FOR EXPORT!
38 etc Template files for /etc
42 gnu Various commands and libraries under the GNU Public License.
43 Please see gnu/COPYING* for more information.
45 include System include files.
49 libexec System daemons.
51 lkm Loadable Kernel Modules.
53 release Release building Makefile & associated tools.
57 secure DES and DES-related utilities - NOT FOR EXPORT!
59 share Shared resources.
63 tools Utilities for regression testing and miscellaneous tasks.
65 usr.bin User commands.
67 usr.sbin System administration commands.
70 For information on synchronizing your source tree with one or more of
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73 http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/synching.html